---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 954"
citation: "Iowa HF 954 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["elections and politics"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-12"
last_action: "2025-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cdaac5b-12d1-46b7-9c9f-57590b34e67a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 954&ga=91"
source_hash: "18bbd6af5d6c2f1c7559218eea0eac08cc6ffd317422c1e8771abda5c3577cf1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 954 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF954.html)
2. **Amendment H-1152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1152.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1162.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3077** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3077.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF954.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF954.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF954_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF954.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1162 be adopted? — **31–65** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3077 be adopted — **13–34** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **65–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-03-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendments H-1152 and H-1162 filed.
- **2025-03-25** Amendment H-1152 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment H-1162, yeas 31, nays 65, lost.
- **2025-03-25** Passed House, yeas 65, nays 31. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-26** Message from House.
- **2025-03-26** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Alons, and Winckler.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-07** Amendment S-3077 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cdaac5b-12d1-46b7-9c9f-57590b34e67a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).